The man who has matured I was told, by head chef and owner Filip Claeys, that De Jonkman was translated into “The Young Man”, the phrase representative of himself when he opened this modern restaurant with rooms off Bruges’s city centre. Filip has a good culinary pedigree, having worked for Bruges’s 3-Michelin-starred institution restaurant De …
Not bad.. The Balcon was not a bad restaurant but it was not exciting. Despite its grandiose style, the place struck me no more than a hotel brasserie. The central but obscure location of Sofitel Hotel St James, adjacent to St James’s Park, did not help. That said, the banquette was comfy, the ceiling was …
My personal trainer was rather appalled I gasped for breath every five second, and I think my trip to Flanders–two full days of chocolate, chips and very fine Belgian cuisine–has much to do with me becoming unfit. It’s definitely NOT because of the mountainous pile of sushi I consumed yesterday. Nevermind I will try my …
EAT A LOT OF CHOCOLATE!!!! Yes. Last Monday I was in Brugge–also known as “Bruges” to the rest of the world–Belgium, the world’s capital of chocolate. Guess what–you don’t need to–chocolate was at the very top of my food agenda. There are so many ready-made and artisanal chocolate shops in the city. I was so …